George Davidson Medal

The George Davidson Medal derives from a bequest in 1946 from the estate of Ellinor Campbell Davidson for the establishment of a medal and research fund in memory of her father, George Davidson, the California scientist and geographer. AGS awards the medal for “…exceptional achievement in research for exploration in the Pacific Ocean or the lands bordering thereon.” The medal was designed by Paul Manship.

AGS Councilor Joe Wood is a cultural geographer whose academic work focuses on the North American cultural landscape. His publications explore a range of topics, including the New England village as an invented tradition, the idea of a National Road in antebellum America, contemporary Vietnamese place-making in American suburbs, and shaping the landscape of civic society. He holds degrees […]